Linda Cropper (born 1 January 1958) is an Australian actress, primarily known for her role as Geraldine Proudman in the TV series Offspring and as Dame Nellie Melba in the television series Melba. A shortened version of Melba was selected for screening as a film at a Royal Command Performance before Queen Elizabeth II in London.

Career

Television

Cropper's television credits include roles in ABC miniseries Palace of Dreams, Edens Lost, Ring of Scorpio, Bordertown, Wildside, Water Rats, All Saints, White Collar Blue and The Pacific. She had a recurring role as Xhalax Sun during the third season of the Australian-American science fiction series Farscape.

Film

Cropper's film credits include Teesh and Trude (2002), Little Fish (2005) and Fool's Gold (2008).

Theatre

Cropper's many theatre credits include Simon Phillip's co-production of Poor Boy for the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company, and the role of Lady Macbeth in Bell Shakespeare's Macbeth. Other credits with Bell Shakespeare include Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, As You Like It and Hamlet. Sydney Theatre Company credits include Arcadia, A Month in the Country, Top Girls, and Great Expectations. She played the solo role Melbourne Theatre Company's production of The Architect by Aidan Fennessy in 2018.

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

Accolades

In 2010, Cropper was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance Satisfaction, and also in the 1989 AACTAs for Best Actress in a Miniseries, for Edens Lost. She won the Green Room Award (Performer, Theatre Companies) in 2019 for her 2018 performance in The Architect.